# Bangaon

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A city in West Bengal, India.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Bengali বনগাঁ (bongã). The -gaon suffix is possibly by influence of place names like Gurgaon, Sonargaon etc.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bangaon